Arc

Meaning

Noun

●

In Astronomy:

That part of a

which a

as it

above and below the horizon.

●

In Geometry:

part of the

of a

(

) or of another curve.

●

In Curves:

curve

, in general.

●

within

of that shape.

●

of current across an

; especially a

between either two

or as lightning.

●

story

arc.

●

In Mathematics:

continuous

mapping

from

real

interval

(typically

[0,

1])

into

space.

●

In Graph theory:

directed

edge.

●

In Basketball:

The three-point line.

●

In Film:

An arclight.

●

In Publishing:

Acronym of

reader's

, a

of a

for

purposes.

●

In Pathology:

Initialism of AIDS-related complex.

●

In Programming:

Acronym of w:Automatic Reference Counting.

Verb

●

move

following

curved

path.

●

into an

; to

the form of an

●

To form an

electrical

arc.

Adj

●

In Military & Nautical:

ship's

prefix

for

warships

of the

navy

of Colombia.

Name

●

Initialism of American Red Cross.

●

The Colombian Navy (Armada de la República de Colombia).

●

where the

Joan of Arc, or her

, were from.

Sourced from

Wiktionary

Origin

arc

English

arcus

Latin

Sourced from

Etym

Synonyms

Rhymes

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